diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index a3ff380d43f0..d6894f463bf4 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -1036,8 +1036,6 @@ struct sk_buff {
 	__u16			tc_index;	/* traffic control index */
 #endif
 
-	u16			alloc_cpu;
-
 	union {
 		__wsum		csum;
 		struct {
@@ -1088,6 +1086,8 @@ struct sk_buff {
 
 	); /* end headers group */
 
+	u16			alloc_cpu;
+
 	/* These elements must be at the end, see alloc_skb() for details.  */
 	sk_buff_data_t		tail;
 	sk_buff_data_t		end;
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 41beaf625421..ab178af02a22 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -1593,7 +1593,6 @@ static void __copy_skb_header(struct sk_buff *new, const struct sk_buff *old)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
 	CHECK_SKB_FIELD(napi_id);
 #endif
-	CHECK_SKB_FIELD(alloc_cpu);
 #ifdef CONFIG_XPS
 	CHECK_SKB_FIELD(sender_cpu);
 #endif
@@ -1625,6 +1624,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *__skb_clone(struct sk_buff *n, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	C(pfmemalloc);
 	C(pp_recycle);
 	n->destructor = NULL;
+	C(alloc_cpu);
 	C(tail);
 	C(end);
 	C(head);